Learning from master

The Pietà(Michelangelo)(1498–1499) is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti, housed in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

My attempt to learn from the masterpiece and a zbrush sculpt after long long time...

Beach

Attempted to do landscape painting..
Because of my great photographic skills image might be slightly different from actual painting :P
oil 22"X30"

Drapery study

Mukesh helped with First two photographs..

My initial foray into drapery study in clay...As you can see it is still a little crude...Really very grateful to my friend Reeja who posed for the sculpt..

Clay lion

Tried clay sculpting and friend Aditya Kolli helped me photograph it..

Clay

Tried clay sculpting and friend Aditya Kolli helped me photograph it..

Wet paint (Black & White)

"A orphan boy holding daily bread ration of two loaves for six people"
photo by John Vachon 1947..
Oil 14"x18"


Tried to do black & white painting.. Used Ravi Menon's photo to learn values and basic composition.. Didn't follow it exactly :D...
Oil 8"x10"

Wet paint

Started to try oil painting. This is my very sad attempt to copy Devdatta Padekar's painting.. Loved his style..
Itz incomplete, but....
Oil 8"x10" ....





I Tried this on a very small canvas..as not to waste too much of oil in my learning process :D..
Oil 8"x10" ....